Al Qaeda, in Web message, confirms bin Laden's death  —  (CNN) — Al Qaeda released a statement on jihadist forums Friday confirming the death of its leader, Osama bin Laden, according to SITE Intelligence Group, which monitors Islamist websites.  —  The development comes days …

CIA spied on bin Laden from safe house  —  The CIA maintained a safe house in the Pakistani city of Abbottabad for a small team of spies who conducted extensive surveillance over a period of months on the compound where Osama bin Laden was killed by U.S. Special Operations forces this week, U.S. officials said.

Stop Digging!  Please!  —  Someone needs to explain the First Rule of Holes to the Obama administration.  Military and intelligence professionals executed an important mission brilliantly, carrying out their assigned task of killing Osama bin Laden and dumping his body into the ocean.

Al-Qaeda confirms bin Laden's death, threatens more attacks on Americans  —  Al-Qaeda has confirmed Osama bin Laden's death in an Internet statement, The Associated Press reports.  —  The terror network says today in a statement that bin Laden's blood “will not be wasted” and that it will continue attacking Americans and their allies.

Deal on covert programs reached  —  Less than a week after U.S. intelligence assets were used to kill terrorist leader Osama bin Laden, the House Intelligence Committee's Republicans and Democrats struck a deal on a bill reauthorizing covert programs.  —  According to a joint release …

U.S. Payrolls Grew 244,000 in April; Unemployment at 9%  —  American employers in April added more jobs than forecast, indicating the world's largest economy is weathering the impact of higher fuel prices.  —  Payrolls expanded by 244,000 last month, the biggest gain since May 2010 …